Goodine History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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• Ireland

Etymology of Goodine

The ancestors of the name Goodine lived among the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. The surname was a patronymic surname created for an ancestor of someone named Good. Thus the name means "son of Good." The name Good comes from the Middle English word "gode," meaning "good," in turn from the Old English "go-d," and was a nickname surname, one which originally referred to a characteristic of the person, before evolving into a hereditary surname.

Early Origins of the Goodine family

Early History of the Goodine family

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Goodine Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Goodine include Gooding, Goodings, Goodin and others.

Early Notables of the Goodine family

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Migration of the Goodine family to Ireland

Some of the Goodine family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Goodine family

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Ann Goodin, who came to Jamaica in 1684; Enoch Gooding, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1766 with his wife and two children; George Gooding, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1685.